F-F-F #22

In the immortal words of W.C. Fields...




..."Go away kid, ya bother me!"

You want Friday Flash Fiction? You have got Friday Flash Fiction...on a Monday, no less.

Towards the end of JJ's Friday Flash Fiction, in lieu of a starter sentence, he would post four words, instead. The idea was that you were to incorporate those words into the story and it didn't matter in what order, but they all had to be in there.

The four words that I came up with were:

Manic

Panic

Organic

Non-corrosive

Once again, they can be in any order, but your story must contain all four words.

Sounds simple enough, but if you've done this before, you know better. You know the deal, if you are in, please say so. Have it done by Tuesday @9 AM Pacific, March 2nd, all right?

You want to write so bad?

Finish Paul's meme.

P.S. What, only Welles is game? Be careful what you wish for, Flash Fictioneers.

Yeah, well...

...you ruined my week, but that's my temper blowing things out of proportion.

Peace.

Flash Vaction

Time waits for no one, not even if you hire someone in Manchester to stop it...




...So, Friday Flash Fiction will be on vacation for a week, possibly two. Until then? Good night, good luck, and keep taking time-lapse photos of people plucking chickens.

F-F-F #21, The Stories

Friday Flash Fiction Seal laughs at you all...

...needless to say, because of that? This is his last appearance on this blog.

Deegan came up with the starter sentence, "In matters of life and death, one could not forever rely on the judgment of his fellow man."

Let's see the results-

Randal has your religon by the Magic Eightballs.

CJT/Nicole gives us a dose of canned reality.

Aussie Paul says that one particular section of people does not measure up.

Welles goes Horace Greely on us, or is that Zane Grey?

Deegan tells a tale that I guarantee will have you never looking at cribbage the same way again.

Chad says that sometimes a simple song can haunt you.

MRM mixes genres, check the results.

The Professor rages against the machine.

F-F-F #21

Friday Flash Fiction Seal is watching you...

...honestly, a less creepy mascot is needed here. Well it is Session #21 here, folks. Let's make it a lucky one, skeevy seal or not.

Deegan came up with the starter sentence, "In matters of life and death, one could not forever rely on the judgment of his fellow man."

Sounds like a simple enough sentence to work with, but if you've done this before, you know better. You know the deal, if you are in, please say so. Have it done by Tuesday @9 AM Pacific, February 16th, all right?

Starter sentence poll #12

Friday Flash Fiction Seal says that it's the Year of The Tiger!




Of course, I speak very little Chinese and I can't read a single word of it, so we will just have to take the Seal's word that this written symbol is a tiger.

Chad says, "He had $1.17 in his pocket, a bruise on his thigh, and the residue of pear juice on his chin; maybe life was turning around."

Jimm says, "Margaret had never seen one of such length and girth and certainly not one with such a luminous green glow."

Australian Paul says, "For six days straight Gary had gone without it and now it was really starting to get to him."

CJT/Nicole says, "In the event that he/she/it fights back..."

David says, "You're having a laugh at that price, I'll do it myself."

Deegan says, "In matters of life and death, one could not forever rely on the judgment of his fellow man."

MRM says, "He looked at the tooth in his hand and shuddered."

The results of the poll will go live on February 12th, 2010, @ 10:30 AM.

Line up those starter sentences!

You can ride around and around, in Mumbai's "Circle of Driving Death." Until the wood gives way, or you run out of gas....

...but wouldn't it be easier to come up with a starter sentence, instead?

From last week, we already have for this week's session-

Chad says, "He had $1.17 in his pocket, a bruise on his thigh, and the residue of pear juice on his chin; maybe life was turning around."

Jimm says, "Margaret had never seen one of such length and girth and certainly not one with such a luminous green glow."

You know the drill or if you don't, check out the older posts to get an idea. Please remit your new sentences or submit your old ones in the comment section. I will then load them into poll form tomorrow, Thursday, February 11th @ 9:30 AM, Pacific Time.

F-F-F #20, The Stories

Australian Paul and Deegan join us.

Maybe in the school zones, Ladies...

...but not with Friday Flash Fiction Sessions. I thought I told you that we won't stop, I thought I told you that we won't stop, uh-uh, uh-uh.

Here is #20, in all of its glory-

David came up with the starter sentence, "His life would have been a lot simpler if he'd just said no."

Randal whispers of a character that indulges in too much music.

Aussie Paul says the Devil is in the...

Chad goes Wordsworth on us.

The Professor tells us a story of someone that looks back at us from above.

CJT/Nicole punches you in the gut with the denouement.

David whispers that there's a moon out tonight.

Deegan goes all dialogue, with interesting results.

MRM relates to just what is in the basement.

F-F-F #20

The Moderator has seen his shadow...




...which means that there is flash fiction for two more weeks. Sorry Randal, England has stuck back and that retribution's name is David. He came up with the starter sentence, "His life would have been a lot simpler if he'd just said no."

Sounds like a simple enough sentence to work with, but if you've done this before, you know better. You know the deal, if you are in, please say so. Have it done by Tuesday @9 AM Pacific, February 9th, all right?

Starter Sentence Poll #11

Help the red panda find the starter sentence...

...or he'll leave yellow snow on your porch. Chose from the following sentences-

David says "His life would have been a lot simpler if he'd just said no."

Doc says, "Some say that the bomb is the worst of our ills but I say that the mirror has killed so many more."

Australian Paul says, "The lights went out on the fourth day - but that was the least of our problems."

The Professor says, "The glint of sunlight reflected off the hard metal surface in a way that..."

The results will go live on February 5th, 2010, @ 10:30 AM.

Line up those starter sentences!

Contrary to popular belief, the chicken didn't cross the road just to get to the other side...

...it was actually because the ghost of Colonel Saunders was hobbling after her. Come up with a starter sentence, or the Colonel is going to fry you.

You know the drill or if you don't, check out the older posts to get an idea. Please remit your new sentences or submit your old ones in the comment section. I will then load them into poll form tomorrow, Thursday, February 4th @ 9:30 AM, Pacific Time.

Good night, good luck, and keep plucking those chickens, Officer!

F-F-F #19, The Stories

CJT/Nicole joins us this week.

Friday Flash Fiction has you by the tail...

...and don't claw The Moderator.

This week, Friday Flash Fiction allowed you to have the Official Cormac Experience, minus the sleep deprivation and the sociopathic tendencies. The starter sentence was from my incomplete story pile- "As far as Jack was concerned, even a field of four-leaf clovers couldn’t turn things around. He was convinced that because he was born in a leap year, that he was under a secret thirteenth Zodiac sign and its symbol was a giant screw."

Let's see the results-

Randal goes way out there and pulls us back in with the last line.

Nicole shows us why alcohol and Nevada don't mix.

Welles weaves a tale where a redhead walks into a bar...

David tells a tale of a real piece of work that pulls everything with him as he goes down the drain.

Doc takes us out on the road.